Nitrogen transfer in litter mixture enhances decomposition rate, temperature sensitivity, and C quality changes

What explains variation in the impacts of exotic plant invasions on the nitrogen cycle? A meta-analysis

(2013) P. Castro-Díez et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Response of decomposing litter and its microbial community to multiple forms of nitrogen enrichment

(2012) Sarah E. Hobbie et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Connecting litter quality, microbial community and nitrogen transfer mechanisms in decomposing litter mixtures

(2012) Dennis Lummer et al.   OIKOS

Mass loss and nutrient dynamics during litter decomposition under three mixing treatments in a typical steppe in Inner Mongolia

(2012) Yulian Tan et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Litter quality assessed by solid state 13C NMR spectroscopy predicts decay rate better than C/N and Lignin/N ratios

(2012) Giuliano Bonanomi et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Phytotoxicity, not nitrogen immobilization, explains plant litter inhibitory effects: evidence from solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy

(2011) Giuliano Bonanomi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

When will litter mixtures decompose faster or slower than individual litters? A model for two litters

(2011) S. Linnea Berglund et al.   OIKOS

Incubation time, functional litter diversity, and habitat characteristics predict litter-mixing effects on decomposition

(2010) Antoine Lecerf et al.   ECOLOGY

Decomposition and nutrient dynamics in mixed litter of Mediterranean species

(2010) Giuliano Bonanomi et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Chemical Changes During 6 Years of Decomposition of 11 Litters in Some Canadian Forest Sites. Part 2. 13C Abundance, Solid-State 13C NMR Spectroscopy and the Meaning of “Lignin”

(2009) Caroline M. Preston et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

(2008) William K. Cornwell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Global meta-analysis of wood decomposition rates: a role for trait variation among tree species?

(2008) James T. Weedon et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Substrate quality and the temperature sensitivity of soil organic matter decomposition

(2008) Iain P. Hartley et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY